ReviewEFORT open reviews2020
Distal radius fractures in the elderly population.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
- A meta-analysis comparing volar locking plates and cast immobilization for distal radius fractures in the elderly.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- [Osteoporosis-Definition, risk assessment, diagnosis, prevention and treatment (update 2024) : Guidelines of the Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research].Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2024Guideline
- Nonoperative treatment versus volar locking plating for distal radius fracture in patients aged 65 years or older (DRIFT trial): A randomized controlled trial.PLoS medicine · 2025Trial
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- VOLCON: a randomized controlled trial investigating complications and functional outcome of volar plating vs casting of unstable distal radius fractures in patients older than 65 years.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2022Trial
- No benefit for elbow blocking on conservative treatment of distal radius fractures: A 6-month randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Outcomes of Distal Radial Fractures in Geriatric Patients Following Volar Locked versus Dorsal Bridge Plating.Journal of wrist surgery · 2026Article
- Emergency Medicine Management of Distal Radius and Ulna Fractures: Narrative Review.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
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- Skin laceration during closed reduction of distal radius fracture in the elderly: an underappreciated complication.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2026Article
- Comparative Discriminative Performance of Cast, Gap, and Three-Point Indices in Predicting Malunion in Elderly Patients with Conservatively Treated Distal Radius Fractures.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Postoperative Grip Strength and Range of Motion Correlated with Better Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Surgical Management of Distal Radius Fractures.Journal of wrist surgery · 2026Article
- Major Upper-Extremity Fractures in Older Adults: Predictors of 5-Year Mortality.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Surgeon Alignment With Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Qualitative Analysis of Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
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- Predictors of Extended Length of Stay Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures.Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
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- The Impact of Orthopedic Trauma on Survival in the Oldest Old: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Is dorsal cortex drilling necessary for distal radius fractures treated with a volar locking plate? A comparative study of near-cortex-only and far-cortex drilling.Journal of trauma and injury · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of closed reduction with external fixation versus closed reduction with percutaneous pinning for distal radius fractures.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
We found no clear evidence of the clinical superiority of distal radius fracture surgery among older adults at one year.Surgical treatment, however, may yield a faster recovery to previous level of activity in elderly patients.With operative treatment, hardware-based problems may warrant secondary operations and implant removal, whereas in non-operative treatment, symptomatic loss of alignment and malunion can occur.In elderly patients, non-operative treatment can be considered to be the gold standard. Cite this article:
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